RR Auction: Rare Manuscript, Document, and Autograph Auction

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Headquartered in Boston’s North End, RR Auction is a globally recognized and trusted source for rare documents, manuscripts, autographs, and historic artifacts. Since its inception in 1980, RR has achieved countless record-setting prices in over 425 successful sales, including Truman Capote’s hand-notated manuscript for Breakfast at Tiffany’s for over $300,000, President Kennedy’s 1963 convertible for $318,000, and a pair of Bonnie and Clyde’s guns for over $500,000. Internationally known and frequently featured in all media outlets—with appearances on NBC’s Today Show, CBS This Morning, Fox News, the New York Times Sunday Magazine, and the London Times—RR Auction prides itself on selling authentic material, thoroughly examined by in-house experts and third-party authenticators, to uphold the guarantee of authenticity. With a stunning full-color print catalog and a massive online presence, RR Auction continues to achieve record prices for clients around the world.
ALS - Autograph Letter Signed
ANS - Autograph Note Signed
AQS - Autograph Quotation Signed
AMQS - Autograph Musical Quotation Signed
DS - Document Signed
FDC - First Day Cover
Inscribed - “Personalized”
ISP - Inscribed Signed Photograph
LS - Letter Signed
SP - Signed Photograph
TLS - Typed Letter Signed
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King James I277 - King James I
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King of England and Ireland (1566–1625) under whom the ‘Golden Age’ of Elizabethan literature and drama continued. Manuscript LS in Old English, signe
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Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,000.00
 
 
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King Louis XVI278 - King Louis XVI
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King of France (born 1754) from 1774 to 1792. In the wake of increasing unrest that developed into full-fledged revolution, Louis and his queen, Marie
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King Maximilian I279 - King Maximilian I
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Holy Roman Emperor from 1508 until his death who helped to establish the Habsburg dynasty in Spain (1459–1519). Manuscript DS in Latin, signed “Maximi
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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King Philip II280 - King Philip II
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King of Spain (born 1527) from 1556 until his death in 1598; his eventful reign included Spain’s conquest of the Philippines, the establishment of a c
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,000.00
 
 
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King Rudolf II281 - King Rudolf II
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Member of the House of Habsburg who ruled as Holy Roman Emperor from 1576 until his death (1552–1612), remembered as an influential patron of the arts
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Henry Knox282 - Henry Knox
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LS signed “H. Knox,” one page, 7.5 x 10, April 15, 1793. Letter to Lieutenant Morris. In part: “It rests entirely with the Commissioners for the propo
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Charles Lyell283 - Charles Lyell
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Geologist (1797–1875) referred to as the ‘father of modern geology,’ and close and influential friend of Charles Darwin. ALS signed “Cha Lyell,” one p
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Nelson Mandela284 - Nelson Mandela
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Color glossy 4.25 x 5.5 photo of the South African leader, signed in black felt tip, “N. Mandela, 28-8-97.” In fine condition, with a slightly grainy
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Nelson Mandela285 - Nelson Mandela
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Extraordinary signed book owned by Mandela while imprisoned on Robben Island: A History of the Church, Volume 3, by Philip Hughes. Later printing. Lon
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Estimate : 10,000.00 - 12,000.00
 
 
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Mao Tse-tung286 - Mao Tse-tung
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Chairman Mao portrait 8f. and Text 8f, gold se-tenant strip of five canceled by “Beijing” c.d.s. on April 21, 1967, airmail printed matter envelope to
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